Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-04

there was nothing IN IL Dut NUMBER OF
newspapers and a lot of old lead. The
police have been notified. In the treasure
box was found a printed card with the in
scription. OF. Bingham Negociapret,
Paschiaro, Suiese."
The Express Robbers.
ST. LOUIS, January 3d.-The Grand Jury,
to which the cases of the train robbers were
presented to-day, has indicted Fred. Witt
rock, Thomas Weaver and w. W. Haight
of robbery in the first degree. The Crimi-
nal Court does not meet until tomorrow
morning, and the indictments cannot there
fore be returned until that time. 1t is
stated on the authority of the law officers
that the prisoners will be brought into
Court as soon as indictments are returned,
and will plead guilty, receive sentence and
go Immediately to the penitentary. If
this proves to be the case, the charge against
messenger rockingham cannot manifestly
be sustained, for robbery in the first degree
is highway robbery, and if the messenger
was Implicated in the robbery at all, the
latter crime was not committed. On this
point manager Weir said to-day " Witt
rock says rockingham is innocent. hope
he is, but he was indicted by the Grand
Jury you know. l don't know what the
evidence against him was, butt must have
cicnt for an Indictment is sufficient for trial.
The men now under indictment, however,
may be able to explain away what may
have appeared eliminating him"
Brutal Murder and Robbery.
DENVER, January 3d.-A. E. Nickens,
one of the most prominent colored men in
this city, was brutally assassinated in a
barber shop some time last night. His
body, lying upon the floor of the shop in
great pool of coagulated blood, was discov-
cred at an early hour this morning. The
assassin had struck his victim on the back
of the head with a beer bottle, knocking
him senseless and producing fracture of
the skull. He then took razor and cut
his throat from ear to ear, severing the
jugular vein and wind pipe, leaving a gap
ing wound six inches long and two inches
across, exposing the spinal column, which
had been partially severed by blow from
the razor. Nickens had $500 on his person
late last night, and as only Sc was found on
the body after the murder, it is supposed
the crime was committed for robbery.
Charles Green, employed by Nickens, and
who rooms in the latter's house, was ar
rested on suspicion, and over half the
money found hid under his bed. The slain
man leaves wife and three children.
The Texas Railway Horror.
SAN ANTONIO TEX J, January 3d.-The
officials of the Southern Pacific Railroad
furnish the particulars of the disastrous
collision on that road last Friday night, 200
miles west of here. The accounts of the
accident previously telegraphed are cor
roborated by the officials, who state that
nine Mexicans were burned to death
among the wreckage. The men were rid
ing on an open fiat car when the collision
occurred. The car was driven under a
heavily-laden box car, on top Of which
several others had piled, when the entire
wreck took fire, literally roasting alive the
Mexicans, who were pinned down on top
of the fiat car. None of the bodies were
recognizable when discovered
The Oleomargarine Law.
WASHINGTON, January 3d.-Joseph H.
Reall. of New York, President of the
American Agricultural and Dairy Associa-
ton, who is in Washington for the purpose
of promoting agricultural interests in Con-
gress, said to a reporter to-day, upon being
asked whether the farmers and dairymen
are satisfied with the oleonargarine law:
Yes: it is growing in popularity every
day. There was at first a disposition to
complain of the tax not being high enough,
but it is found that the rate imposed, to-
gether with the business, affords the pro-
ducers of butter fair protection, and as long
as their opponents comply with the law and
butter can be produced at present cost, do
not think they will ask for change in the
law"
Guilty of EmbezzIement.
CHICAGO, January 3d.-Colonel w. H.
Bolton, ex-Superintendent of Second class
Mail Matter in the Chicago Postoffice, re-
Gently indicted for enlightenment in the
United States District Court, yesterday
afternoon pleaded guilty TO Withholding
$4,000 from the Government. His counsel
cited Colonel Bottoms honorable war rec
ord and the fact that he had turned over
all his property to the Government, equal
to about the amount of the embezzlement
The Court said be would defer sentence.
Important Turf EveIts.
New York, January 3d-The Tribune
saws: Turfmen are greatly interested in the
stakes of the Coney Island and Brooklyn
Jockey Clubs, which closed on Saturday.
The full results will not be known until
mails of January 1st are in from California
and other distant places. On New Years
eve Secretary Mcintyre of the Brooklyn
Club said: !" You can say now that the
leading stables have made entries for stakes,
including Haggin, Baldwin. Cassatt, Scott,
the Dryers, the Fairfax, lakewood and
Ramapo stables, Davis & Hall, Green
Morris. Ex-Governor Bowie and Burch.
The richest of the twenty-six stakes of the
Coney Island Jockey Club is the Futurity,
with $4,000 added, to be run in the fall
of 1889. 1t has 1853 recorded nominations.
Among the latest subscribers Haggin NOM
mates the produce of "a mares, Cassatt IS,
Scott Ia, f. j. Baldwin 70, Leonard w.
Jerome 10 Woodburn mares Of the great
| Alexander farm Gratz mares served BY
his stallion Big Sandy by Australian, and a
L ta1.x L 1.
| Ter Ashe, dominates the produce of mares
| from the Maltese Villa stock farm of Cali
fornia."
Uncle Sans Cash Account.
| WASHINGTON, January 3d-The follow
| ing is recapitGlation of thedebt statement
| issued To- day: Interest bearing debt, prin-
eipal and interest, 81, 142, $50, 1888; debt on
! which interest has ceased since maturity,
total, $9,0S6, 49, debt carrying no interest,
1914, 664 BIB; tota3 debt, principal, 81, IA
| O32 635; interest, SO 050 057. Total Isl 726,-
0S3 ,697. Total debt, less available cash
| items, 81, 3S4, Isl JOB. Net cash ia Treasury,
$40. ls6 632; debt, less cash in Treasury.
January /, 1857, 81, 3EI 1854 ,496: decrease of
| debt during the month, S, 1888 ,212s total
available for reduction of public debt,
S24I. 902. 563. Reserve fund (held for the
| redemption of United States notes. Acts of
January IA, 1875, and July IL, 1892, $780,
100000. Unavailable for the reduction of
the debt, &25. 792, 357. Certificates held as
cash, S35, Oh, 236: net cash balance On hand.
$40 196. 632. Total cash in Treasury, as
shown BY the Treasurer's general account,
S444, 915,7SS.
Industrial and Productive Industries
NEW YORK, January 3d.-The Commercial
B,,lictia SAYS. editorially The latter part
of the year, which has just been closed,
has been q period of remarkable improve
ment. The records show that in nearly |
every branch of business the transactions |
have been of enormous magnitude. Il is |
unhappily true excessive speculation dis
turbed business 10 al unusual extent within (
the past six months, cut activity has been